Ethiopia

Ethiopia Communications

Telephones - main lines in use
435,000 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular
97,800 (2003)

Telephone system
general assessment: open-wire and microwave radio relay system; adequate for government use
domestic: open-wire; microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; two domestic satellites provide the national trunk service
international: country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations
AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)

Television broadcast stations
1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)

Internet country code
.et

Internet hosts
9 (2003)

Internet users
75,000 (2003)



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